Ballmer claims Windows 7 saves £100 a seat
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“We know we have a much more cost effective solution than VMware,” he said, referencing Microsoft’s main rival in the space.
“Why should you spend the money to get the solution – which is very expensive from VMware in my opinion,” he said, admitting he’s the “least unbiased person on the planet.”
Ballmer argued that Microsoft’s system can also manage VMware deployments, so there’s no reason to feel pressured to “rip and replace” to move to Microsoft's Hyper V.
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Hah
You could save more by using FOSS and spend the money on people and skills rather that farming it off to Redmond and funding idiot zektivs like Ballmer, Vibration?? come on.
By Ip_jon9439976122 on Tuesday Oct 6